Explaining the Pueblo Precipitation Doughnut Hole
Have you ever wondered why Pueblo seems to miss out on bigger snow storms?Called the Pueblo Precipitation Doughnut Hole, or the Pueblo Doughnut Hol...
Have you ever wondered why Pueblo seems to miss out on bigger snow storms?Called the Pueblo Precipitation Doughnut Hole, or the Pueblo Doughnut Hole for short, it's a name that resonates with residents of Southern Colorado. We see this when a storm that appears to be on track to hit Pueblo skips right past the city, leaving us high and dry.But how and why does this occur?On this graphic below, let's say that we're looking at the Wet Mountains, which are located just west of Pueblo.Air flowing from west to east will be forced to rise up and over the mountains, squeezing out most of the precipitation on the western slopes and over the high mountain peaks.